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To be liberal or centrist? The Democratic Party faces a dilemma

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28.03.2025

To be liberal or to be centrist? That is the question that has plagued the Democrats since, well a while now. It is an important question that needs to be answered sooner rather than later, because it seems like the Democrats have tried their best to be both with disastrous results.

Democrats have launched their own town halls and rallies over the last month, from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) joking about Tesla stock to the rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in Phoenix, it seems like there is finally some fight among the Democrats. But what are they fighting for?

Ocasio-Cortez has been hailed as the future of the Democratic Party for some time now and a darling of the liberal wing. But do the centrists approve of her positions? And if she does challenge for a Senate seat in New York, will she have to adopt a more centrist stance in order to appease the establishment and donors? This will be tricky for her and every other Democrat from now until the midterms, because in their effort to get as many votes as possible across an incredibly diverse country, they have sent out mixed messages that have cost them........

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